Olympia, while one of the less famous Italian marques, has just as an interesting history as Bianchi or Colnago. Indeed, it’s the oldest family-owned Italian brand and is the oldest Italian bicycle brand, after Bianchi. To its credit, it still has an equally impressive range of modern carbon fibre, race-oriented models, including a full series…

The 2011 range from Olympia Cicli is, as you’d expect from Italy’s second oldest and largest bicycle manufacturer (after Bianchi), the latest technology covered with a bombardment of logos and swooshes. So it’s refreshing to encounter a bike from their classic past: an Olympia Borghi.